# Waguruwela GN division, Buttala DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/buttala/waguruwela/ Grama Niladhari division · Buttala DS Division # Waguruwela Waguruwela is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Buttala DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province. It covers **10.9 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 10.9km² - 1mapped services - 142 mtypical elevation ## Where is Waguruwela? Waguruwela lies in [Buttala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/buttala/), [Monaragala District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/), [Uva Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 4 other GN divisions: [Konketiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/buttala/konketiya/), [Medagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/buttala/medagama/), [Puhulkotuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/buttala/puhulkotuwa/) and [Yatiyallathota](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/buttala/yatiyallathota/). By area it is the 1074th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.5% of [Buttala DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/buttala/). The centre of Waguruwela is about 157 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.7149° N, 81.2558° E. Local names: වගුරුවෙල . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Villages and localities in Waguruwela Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Waguruwela. - Menadona Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). ## Landscape and landmarks of Waguruwela Named natural and historic features inside Waguruwela, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Tammenna Wewa ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Nilgala · 426 m Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Waguruwela and the best time to visit Using the climate of Monaragala District, the warmest month is May (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jan (22 °C). About 1,695 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (289 mm) and the driest Jul (50 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to March and June to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 22 144 Feb 23 106 Mar 25 102 Apr 26 155 May 26 128 Jun 26 62 Jul 26 50 Aug 26 64 Sep 26 112 Oct 25 221 Nov 24 289 Dec 23 262 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Waguruwela Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital District Hospital Buttala · Yudaganawa 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.75726&mlon=81.23990#map=17/6.75726/81.23990) Bank National Savings Bank · Udagama 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76017&mlon=81.24662#map=17/6.76017/81.24662) ATM NSB · Hulandawa 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86156&mlon=81.34222#map=17/6.86156/81.34222) Petrol pump IOC SHED · Puhulkotuwa 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.75662&mlon=81.23621#map=17/6.75662/81.23621) Hotel WildEscape · Waguruwela 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.72313&mlon=81.26781#map=17/6.72313/81.26781) Mall Marliyas Monaragala මර්ලියාස් මොණරාගල · Viharamulla 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86673&mlon=81.34988#map=17/6.86673/81.34988) School Medagama Piyananda Primary School · Medagama 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.74609&mlon=81.24470#map=17/6.74609/81.24470) College Rainbow Computer School · Muppane 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85396&mlon=81.33913#map=17/6.85396/81.33913) Police station Police Station - Buttala · Udagama 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.76262&mlon=81.25045#map=17/6.76262/81.25045) Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Waguruwela Places mapped inside Waguruwela in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other GN divisions in Buttala DS Division - Buruthagolla - Dikyaya - Galtemmandiya - Gaminipura - Gonagan Ara - Horabokka - Konketiya - Kukurampola - Kumaragama - Kumarapura - Mahagodayaya - Mahasenpura - Maligavila - Medagama - Minipuragama - Okkampitiya - Pahalagama - Pelwatta - Pettagamwela - Puhulkotuwa - Rahathangama - Uda Arawa - Udagama - Ulugala - Unawatuna - Veheragala - Yatiyallathota - Yudaganawa ## Quick answers - Where is Waguruwela?In Buttala DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Waguruwela?Konketiya, Medagama, Puhulkotuwa and Yatiyallathota - How many villages are in Waguruwela?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Waguruwela?1 named in GeoNames - What is the highest point in Waguruwela?Nilgala (426 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Waguruwela?February to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Waguruwela?District Hospital Buttala, about 5.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Waguruwela?National Savings Bank, about 5.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Waguruwela?NSB, about 19 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Waguruwela?IOC SHED, about 5.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Waguruwela?LK8224135 (OCHA common operational dataset)